If you grant it, they will play

Last fall, Fox debuted its baseball drama “Pitch,” which imagines a female baseball player for the San Diego Padres breaking Major League Baseball’s gender barrier. But the show’s cup of coffee lasted just 10 episodes, as network executives recently announced the show’s cancellation after one season. “Pitch” may have lacked a large audience, but are enough executives, coaches, players, fans, and most importantly, girls, ready to make this fantasy become fact?